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Tuesday, May 6, 2014

Contract: *EADS NA, $25.5M

*EADS North America, Herndon, Va., was awarded a $25,474,389 modification (P00787) to contract W58RGZ-06-C-0194 to increase funds and exercise an option for contractor logistics support on the Lakota Utility Helicopter (UH-72A). Work will be performed in Columbus, Miss., with an estimated completion date of Nov. 30, 2015. Fiscal 2014 operations and maintenance Army funds in the amount of $25,472,339 were obligated at the time of the award. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Ala., is the contracting activity. (Source: DoD, 05/06/14) *This is how the information appears in the DoD listing. The name of the company is now Airbus Helicopters.